ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385947
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2001 |
| Time: | 12:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5530T |
| MSN: | 17251430 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4751 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Soldotna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cantwell, AK |
| Soldotna Airport, AK (SXQ/PASX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The day before the accident, the private certificated pilot with one passenger, departed on a cross-country flight, but encountered poor weather conditions along the route. The pilot elected to land on a roadway and spent the night at a lodge. The following day, the pilot departed from the road without adding fuel, and headed for his destination. As the flight approached the destination airport, the airplane was cruising about 1,500 feet. About 4 miles from the airport, the engine lost power, and the pilot headed for an ultralight landing strip, located adjacent to the main destination runway. The runway surface was occupied by vehicles and pedestrians and the pilot began a turn to the left. About 20 feet above the ground, the airplane stalled and descended to the ground in a nose down attitude. The fuel selector was found on the left tank. The left fuel tank did not contain any fuel. The right fuel tank contained a small amount of fuel. The pilot said he always leaves the fuel tank selector on "BOTH" but the selector must have inadvertently been moved during the flight. During the emergency, the pilot said he did not check the position of the fuel selector.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, and subsequent fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was an inadvertent stall during an emergency descent/landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA054
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1987 | N5530T | Private | 0 | Clear, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 09:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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